1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.5 Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
not available
1.6.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Desert
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2
2.6 Habit
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.3 Minimum Width
180.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.3 Plant Color
8.3.1 Flower Color
8.3.3 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
8.3.6 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
8.3.8 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
8.3.10 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
8.3.12 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
8.0.14 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Olive, Dark Green
9.2 Shape
9.2.1 Leaf Shape
Rosette
Long and slender with very sharp edges
9.4 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
10.3 Growing Conditions
10.3.1 Sunlight
10.4.1 Growth Rate
10.5.1 Type of Soil
10.5.2 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
10.6.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
10.7.1 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Summer
10.8.1 Repeat Bloomer
10.10 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
11.5.2 Soil Type
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
11.6 Sun Exposure
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
12.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diabetes, Hangover
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
13.2.3 Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
Peniocereus greggii
14.2 Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
14.2.1 In Hindi
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
14.2.2 In German
Dasylirion texanum
Nachtblühende Cereus
14.2.3 In French
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
14.2.4 In Spanish
14.2.5 In Greek
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
14.2.6 In Portuguese
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
14.2.7 In Polish
sotol
Noc Blooming Cereus
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Pachycereeae
15.9 Subfamily
15.10 Number of Species